Clik here to view.
The Saga of Robert Falcon Scott – Complex and Controversial
British explorer Robert Falcon Scott was born today in 1868. He died, along with his four companions, on the way back from the South Pole in 1912. They had successfully reached the pole, only to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tall Ships Duluth 2010 July 28 – August 3
Barque Europa Tall Ships Duluth 2010 has an impressive line up of ships scheduled for their tall ships festival. The ships are expected to start arriving in Duluth today. The Brig Niagara, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott – Heroic Leader or Tragic Bungler?
No one is exactly sure when Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his four of his fellow explorers died on their failed Antarctic expedition. Today is observed as the centenary of the deaths because March...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lifting Maud from the Mud — Amundsen’s Ship Floats Again
A team of Norwegians have spent the last six summers in Cambridge Bay off the Nunavut territory of northern Canada attempting to raise Arctic explorer Roald Amundsen‘s research ship Maud from where it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Maud Returns Home — Home Trip 2018
Maud Returns Home – Facebook For several years, we have been following the attempts to raise Arctic explorer Roald Amundsen‘s research ship Maud from where it has been sitting in ice and mud for close...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cruise Ships Blocked from Ports Around the World Over Coronavirus Fears
More that one hundred Australian doctors and dentists on a medical conference cruise have found themselves stranded onboard the cruise ship Roald Amundsen off Punta Arenas, Chile after the country...
View Article
